Bartee speaks after court hearing in Oconee

Oconee County sheriff's candidate James Bartee is led to a van to be transported to the Oconee County Detention Center from the Anderson County Detention Center on Thursday. Bartee was arrested at a court hearing to determine the legitimacy of his candidacy on Wednesday and charged with plotting to kidnap a retired judge.

Oconee County sheriff's candidate James Bartee exits the courtroom in the Dillard E. Medford Summary Court Facility in Walhalla on Thursday after his bond hearing. Bartee was arrested on Wednesday at a court hearing in Anderson to determine the legitimacy of his candidacy and charged with plotting to kidnap a retired judge.

Oconee County sheriff's candidate James Bartee, center, and his attorney Stephen Brown, left, speak to the media after Bartee's bond hearing in Walhalla on Thursday. Bartee was arrested on Wednesday at a court hearing in Anderson to determine the legitimacy of his candidacy and charged with plotting to kidnap a retired judge.

Oconee County sheriff's candidate James Bartee exits the Dillard E. Medford Summary Court Facility in Walhalla on Thursday after his bond hearing. Bartee was arrested on Wednesday at a court hearing in Anderson to determine the legitimacy of his candidacy and charged with plotting to kidnap a retired judge.